Total Crime Rate

3.8 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

3.8 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 3.8 1/10
  • Violent crimes 3.8 1/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 3.8 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Alder Avenue area has the 3rd lowest crime rate of 41 local areas in Poynton East and Pott Shrigley , and the 23rd lowest crime rate of 1,263 local areas in Cheshire East .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Alder Avenue (SK12 1PY) in the last 12 months was 3.8 per 1,000 residents and was 91.3% lower than the Poynton East and Pott Shrigley average (43.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violence and sexual offences with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. Overall, crime levels by type were broadly flat compared to 2025, with no category showing a clear year-on-year rise or fall.

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 3.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 5.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Alder Avenue (SK12 1PY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Venture Way, where police recorded 9 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Yewtree Lane (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Alder Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Venture Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Hockley Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Maple Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Gawsworth Close Local resolution
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Venture Way —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Venture Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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